The Ohio State Patrol is training the community to act as an extra set of eyes and ears.

Community Shield training took place today at the Muskingum County Welcome Center in an effort to educate the public on things to look for with different types of criminal behavior and how to make the correct contact with law enforcement.

"If they see something and they get that feeling that something's up here and they feel like they need to, we're trying to educate them on the things...